Michael Zietz poses with a variety of photos that celebrate his Boy Scout career. Zietz recently received the rank of Eagle Scout after completing a tree-planting project.

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Samantha E. Donaldson
The Daily News Journal

While the planting of 23 trees at Oakland High School only took one Saturday, each one represents years of preparation and a blossoming future.

Michael Zietz, a sophomore and member of Boy Scouts of America Troop 398 at St. Mark's Methodist Church, reached the "height of his scouting career" recently when he earned the rank of Eagle Scout after completing his project of planting native trees at his high school.

"A lot of effort and preparation went into it," Zietz said. "I had to raise all the money for the trees and planting." ...